
Character Analysis

Karen
Played by Lisa Edelstein
13 jokes across 3 episodes of Seinfeld
4.6
13
7.3
7.2
Cringe/Discomfort
Karen delivers 13 scored jokes across 3 episodes of Seinfeld, averaging 7.3 on craft and 7.2 on impact for a career WAR of 4.6. Their comedy leans toward cringe/discomfort. The highest-scoring line is below.
Funniest Karen Lines
Karen:'God, I love her, Jerry. She's so authentic. You believe everything is actually happening to her. No acting there.'
George · Karen:George: 'Very good with the moanings and the gyrations. You really had me going there for a minute.' / Karen: 'You think I was faking?'
Karen:Karen says she's okay, 'Well, it's not like after the risotto.'
George · Karen:Well, nothing. I didn't actually say that. / You just said that you said it. / Sweetheart, I was exaggerating.
Jerry · Karen:Jerry asks Karen if she feels 'the way you feel after the risotto.' 'Well, no. I feel full after the risotto.'
All Jokes — 21 total
Jerry · Karen:Jerry reading sexual satisfaction into Karen's enjoyment of risotto: 'You have a very contented air over there. You look very contented, very satisfied. Are you satisfied?'
Jerry · Karen:Jerry asks Karen 'Are you satisfied?' after dinner. 'I'm very satisfied.' 'I'm sure if you weren't satisfied, you would say something, wouldn't you?' 'I probably would.' 'But then again, I'm an enigma.'
Jerry · Karen:Jerry asks Karen if she feels 'the way you feel after the risotto.' 'Well, no. I feel full after the risotto.'
Jerry · Karen:Jerry asks 'Satisfied?' post-sex. Karen immediately suggests seeing the new Meryl Streep movie. Jerry recoils.
Karen:'God, I love her, Jerry. She's so authentic. You believe everything is actually happening to her. No acting there.'
George · Karen:George enters Karen's apartment having clearly performed poorly. 'It's Jerry's fault.' / Karen: 'Jerry?' George: 'Jerry and Elaine. They made me nuts.'
Karen:Karen says she's okay, 'Well, it's not like after the risotto.'
George · Karen:George: 'Very good with the moanings and the gyrations. You really had me going there for a minute.' / Karen: 'You think I was faking?'
George · Karen:George: 'Not that I don't appreciate the effort that was put into the performance.' Karen: 'I'd like you to leave.'
George · Karen:'I can't find my glasses.' / 'Well, hurry up.' / 'Let me look for my glasses.' / 'Get out.' 'Get out.'
George · Karen:Well, nothing. I didn't actually say that. / You just said that you said it. / Sweetheart, I was exaggerating.
Jerry · Karen:You know, it's like you never see a really attractive woman getting a traffic ticket. / How can you say that? My sister got a ticket last week. Are you saying she's not attractive? / Well, I've never met your sister. But obviously, these are not hard-and-fast rules.
George · Karen:No difference. I could care less. She's Jerry's girlfriend. / George, instead of talking about this, we could be, uh... You know. / Heh, heh, heh, heh. / So you think she liked me?
Karen · George:Well, now I hate you! / That, I'm used to.
Kramer · Karen:If you were Miss America, what would you do to make the world a better place? — As Miss America, I would try and bring an end to world hunger. If every person sacrificed one meal a week, there would be enough to feed the whole world. — That's a hell of a plan.
Kramer · Karen · Jerry:All right, take you for example. Now, you're very attractive, but you got a big waist. — Hey, come on! — No, no, no, it's okay. — Go on.
Kramer · Karen · Jerry:So what's your talent? — Magic. — I'm thinking of a number from one to 10. — Six. — No, five. — But you were close.
Kramer · Karen:How's your eveningwear? — Well, I'm wearing this red... — Stop right there. No good? — Disaster. — Why? — You got brown eyes. You wanna wear a green dress. — That makes sense.
Karen · Kramer:Kramer, would you consider being my personal consultant for the pageant? — Okay. But if I'm gonna do this, we play by my rules or we don't play at all.
Karen · Jerry:Well... Good night, Jerry. — Kenneth will take you home.
Karen:These doves were murdered.